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Repatriados And The Great Depression
The United States government decided to implement a plan called “Repatriados” to solve the problem of unemployment during the great depression.as the government began enforcing strict immigration laws, Mexicans were round up illegally as they used them as scapegoats. Moreover and authorities acted quickly and targeted Mexicans whose citizenship was questionable, as many of the Mexicans were born in the United States or legal naturalized citizens, once wanted to work the mines now no longer wanted as the mining company assisted to carry the mineros away on their trains.

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